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US top diplomat Kerry heads to Saudi on Yemen peace push

  Riyadh / AFP Top US diplomat John Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia to push for peace in Yemen after UN-brokered talks collapsed despite world concern over mounting civilian casualties. Over two days, Kerry is to meet Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and other Gulf ministers. He will also meet UN Yemen envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and Britain’s Under Secretary ...

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Australia to study drift of Malaysia’s MH370 debris

  Sydney / AFP Replicas of a large piece of debris from missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 will be set adrift and tracked by satellite in the hope of helping find the plane’s crash site, Australian officials said on Wednesday. Canberra is leading the search for the aircraft which vanished in March 2014 with 239 people onboard and is currently ...

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Nepal PM to visit India to mend fractured ties

  Kathmandu / AFP Nepal’s new prime minister will visit India next month on his first foreign visit, seeking to repair the strained relationship between the neighbours, an official said on Wednesday. Nepal’s relationship with India—which is often accused of acting as a “big brother” to its smaller impoverished neighbor—soured after a months-long border blockade last year by ethnic minority ...

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